Senator Reflects
On Long Career

By

Joseph De Avila

Dec. 26, 2012 10:12 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON—Only a few of Sen. Joseph Lieberman's colleagues attended his farewell speech on the Senate floor, during which he reflected on his 24-year career in Congress and called for increased bipartisan collaboration.

Democratic Sens. John Kerry and Susan Collins were there, along with Connecticut's other senator, Richard Blumenthal. Two longtime Republican allies, Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham, arrived midway through Mr....